I fully agree - some things are so surprising at the amount of calories they have in them. The restaurant food is a real mind blower. I was in shock when the restaurants started putting out their nutrition information!!! And the pounds just seem to creep up on you too! I understand that and need to work harder at breaking that cycle.

I am sure you can do that in a short time. Try tracking what you eat during a day. There are tools on this site to help. Sometimes it is really surprising how many calories can be hidden in some of the things we assume are safe. I found my favorite salad had more calories than the steak and potatoes with mushroom gravy meal that I gave up to lose weight. Try eating 4 to 6 mini meals per day to kill the hunger pangs that lead to snacking or grazing.

Chuck in McMinnville with Oregon's best loved main street, in the heart of the wine country, and the home of the Smithsonian of the West - Evergreen Air & Space Museums

Hi all, I went to the store the other day and almost bought the "next size" jeans cuz mine are cutting me in half. Nope. This needs to stop. Change to butt, not the jeans. I look forward to getting back into my size 12 jeans with all you all.

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